Veterinary Technician Emergency

VCA Animal Specialty Group is a busy 24 hour emergency and specialty hospital in Los Angeles, approximately 10 minutes from Downtown, LA!

We are seeking highly skilled and knowledgeable technicians that have extensive experience in Emergency & Critical Care.

Compensation : $ 28 - $ 35 / hr

_ Compensation dependent on experience, licensing, and schedule._

Shifts : Swing and overnight 4 / 10s.

Mandatory requirements for this position :

Must have a minimum of 3 years experience in a veterinary emergency hospital.

Must have at least 1 year working directly with emergency and critical patients.

Be an advocate for the patients and provide top quality medicine for highly critical patients on an hourly basis.

Have outstanding time management and organizational skills to keep up with and maintain hourly treatments.

Maintain reliability (pertaining to time and attendance) to ensure the patients have adequate care.

Be a self-started who can work independently with minimal guidance.

Ability to triage and prioritize critical cases.

Ability to see the big picture to ensure each patient is provided the best possible care.

Excellent communication skills while always maintaining kindness, compassion, and respect.

Technical skills and abilities necessary for this position :

Placing and managing IVC and PICC lines. Experience with triple lumen catheters is a plus.

Drawing venous and arterial blood samples and urine samples. Cystos are via U / S guided only.

Administering critical and life-saving fluids & medications, including boluses, CRIs, and blood products.

Cross matching, blood typing, and administering transfusions (pRBC, FFP, cryoprecipitate).

Effectively and efficiently perform all aspects of CPR (recording medications, intubating, compressions, etc.).

Inducing (if RVT), monitoring, and recovering patients from anesthesia.

Assisting with a vast array of emergency and critical treatments, diagnostics, and procedures.

Manage feeding, JP drains, and chest tubes.

Manage sedated and comatose patients on ventilators.

Why you should join VCA ASG :

Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision after 30 days of employment

Supplemental insurance options

Annual CE allowance and license reimbursements for licensed technicians

Health Saving Account (HSA)

Flex Spending Account (FSA)

Health & wellness resources, including 12 free therapy sessions / yr with Lyra

401k w / company matching

Generous employee pet discounts (Associate's pets only)

Associate educational portal to grow your veterinary career

Referral program of up to $1000 for RVT or VTS referrals

Paid parental leave

And much more!

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits : We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation / sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com